RESULTS AND ANALYSIS:

Method A

1. State the value of p, b, t and m with their units and probable errors.

p = 11.50 ± 0.5

b = 6.00 ± 0.5

t = 1.90 ± 0.5

m = 320.1 ± 0.0002

2. Calculate the following values:

a) Volume of glass block, V = p × b × t

= 11.50 × 6.00× 1.90

= 131.10 cm3

∆𝑝 ∆𝑏 ∆𝑡
b) Error in V, ∆𝑉= ( 𝑃 + 𝑏
+ 𝑡 )𝑉

0.5 0.5 0.5

= (11.5 + 6.0 + 1.90) 131.1

= 51.125 cm3

𝑚
c) Density, 𝜌 =
𝑉

320.1
=
131.10

= 2.4416 gcm-3

∆𝑚 ∆𝑉
d) Error in 𝜌, ∆𝑝 = ( + )𝜌
𝑚 𝑉
0.0002 51.125
=( + 131.10)(2.4416)
320.10

= 0.9522 cm-3
Method B

1) Data table

No. of readings Diameter, d 𝒅

Radius, r=
𝟐
1 10.45 5.225
2 10.44 5.220
3 10.46 5.230

2) Find the average value of r

𝟓.𝟐𝟐𝟓+𝟓.𝟐𝟐𝟎+𝟓.𝟐𝟑𝟎
=
𝟑
=5.225

3) State the values of:

r= 5.225 ± 0.0

m= 4.10 ± 0.0002

4) Calculate the following:

4
a) Volume, V= 𝜋𝑟3
3
4
=3 𝜋 × (5.225)3

= 597.51 mm-3

∆𝑟
b) Error in V, ∆𝑉= 3 𝑟
𝑉
0
= 3 5.225 (597.51)

= 0 mm-3
𝑚
c) Density of the ball bearing, 𝜌 =
𝑉
4.10
= 597.51

= 0.006862 gmm-3
 ∆𝑚 ∆𝑉
d) Error in 𝜌, ∆𝑝 = ( 𝑚 + 𝑉
)𝜌
0.0002 0.0
=( 4.10
+ 597.51)(0.006862)

= 3.3473× 10-7 gmm-3

5) State the density of the ball bearing with it’s probable error.

The density of the ball bearing is 0.006862 gmm-3 with 3.3473× 10-7 gmm-3 probable error